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Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine
I also like the way some profs make readers available for pickup at the nearby copy store. The most I've ever paid for a reader is $15.
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They need to be careful with this. Kinko's used to offer this at tons of their college locations. Profs loved it 'cause they could pull what they liked from different texts. Students loved it 'cause it was usually a LOT cheaper than text books (even used). In the 1980's Kinko's got sued by a few publishers that all banded together. Kinko's lost and it cost them a LOT of money. Not to mention it made some required texts unavailable to students during that time (I have a couple profs that were in grad school when it happened & they were in that boat). It's too bad, because it's a good idea for learning.
*FYI- Kinko's had been making these copies under the premise that it was for educational use and therefore fell into parameters that meant the materials could be copied. There is a LIMIT to how many copies educators can make of individual texts/photos/etc. before they are infringing on copyright. So just 'cause you're a teacher doesn't mean you can copy your books as much as you want, which is a common misconception *
I know I've seen references to that specific case online.. look under "kinko's" or "copyright" in Yahoo! or the like if you're interested. That being said, if it's a local copy place, the publishers will probably never know about it and everyone will remain happy.
I haven't been in school for a couple years now, but I NEVER bought all of my books. One prof actually kept a copy of every book she used on reserve in our library. Which meant it couldn't leave the library, but you could take it and make copies of what you needed. Luckily I had her for a lot of classes in my major!
Another class I had I just checked out the older version of my text book for the whole semester! I also waited at least a week to feel out what classes actually required reading and which ones I could get away without it. Another option is to check out used bookstores near campus that previous student's may have sold books to.